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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €33.00 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €924 each year) from October to April, at an estimated cost of €366 million in 2022. The purpose of this payment is to assist qualifying households with their energy costs. The allowance represents a contribution towards the energy costs of a household. It is not intended to meet those costs in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment provides income support to lone parents whose youngest child is aged 7 to 13 years, inclusive. When their youngest child turns 14, a person may be eligible for Jobseeker’s Allowance payment. The Working Family Payment is also available to lone parents who are working 38 or more hours per fortnight. That scheme is payable where a person has a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Applications for Exceptional Needs Payments are made under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) Scheme administered by Designated Persons in the Community Welfare Service in my Department. The purpose of the Exceptional Needs Payment (ENP) scheme is to assist people with essential, once-off, exceptional expenditure that a person could not reasonably be expected to meet out of their...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The accommodation needs of victims of domestic violence are met through a joined-up service delivery model provided by Tusla with the close involvement of the various housing authorities nationwide. Access to Rent Supplement can be provided on referral by Tusla or by prescribed Tusla funded service providers. This provides victims of domestic violence with a fast track approval and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Consultations (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that my department is working alongside the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (DETE) and other relevant agencies in supporting access toemployment for those arriving from Ukraine, under the EU’s Temporary Protection Directive. DETE officers are liaising with staff from my employer relations team to advise them of job opportunities for Ukrainian workers that...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Personal Public Service Numbers (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I can confirm that the Personal Public Service Number (PPSN) ending in “W” that had been held by the person referred to by the Deputy has been purged by my Department. A letter issued on 17th May advising the person concerned of her new PPSN and a new Public ServicesCard will issue to her shortly. I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: In accordance with the Temporary Protection Directive implemented in March, people fleeing the war in Ukraine have been granted the status to avail of the supports and services, including income supports and employment services, provided by my Department. To allow payments to be made as quickly as possible all applications for income support were initially processed under the Supplementary...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) is a monthly payment for a child, aged under 16 with a severe disability who requires ongoing (continual or continuous) care and attention, substantially over and above the care and attention usually required by a child of the same age. The child is likely to require full-time care and attention for at least 12 months. The Following table sets out the number...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Properties (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Department has employed pest control services for roofs of buildings under the Department's control on one occasion in the past five years, costing €5277.75. The Department does not employ services on an annual basis.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Invalidity pension (IP) is a payment for people who are permanently incapable of work because of illness or incapacity and for no other reason and who satisfy the pay related social insurance (PRSI) contribution conditions. An application for IP was received from the person concerned on 24 February 2022. In order to establish medical suitability for IP, two forms issued on 17 May 2022. On...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA) scheme is the safety net within the overall social welfare system in that it provides assistance to eligible people in the state whose means are insufficient to meet their needs and those of their dependents. Supports provided under the SWA scheme can consist of a basic weekly payment, a weekly or monthly supplement in respect of certain expenses, as...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The personal rate of Illness Benefit payable in individual cases is based on the applicant's average weekly earnings in the relevant tax year. The relevant tax year is the year 2 years prior to the year in which the claim is made. Based on her earnings in 2020 the person concerned was awarded a personal rate of Illness Benefit of €134.40 per week. An increase of €40 per week in...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 404 and 405 together. Our Rural Future clearly sets out the transformative effects that remote working can have in communities across Ireland. In support of this, in May 2021 I launched the National Hub Network - connectedhubs.ie. The National Hub Network currently comprises 232 remote and co-working facilities across the State. These facilities have been...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: As part of Our Rural Future, the Government is committed to ensuring that the Local Improvement Scheme (LIS) is funded into the future. The LIS supports the improvement of rural roads and laneways that are not normally maintained by local authorities. The scheme makes an important contribution to connectivity in rural Ireland. The scheme was reintroduced in 2017 following a number of years...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: Mar is eol don Teachta, is faoi máistir an bháid amháin cinneadh a dhéanamh maidir le cúrsaí sláinte agus sábháilteachta roimh gach seoladh agus tá freagracht ar an té sin a chinntiú nach gcuirtear an bád ná an criú i gcontúirt agus an seoladh á dhéanamh. Teastaíonn uaim go mbeidh an...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Properties (19 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My Department occupies offices in Trinity Point, Dublin 2 and Government Buildings in Ballina, Co. Mayo. Our offices in Ballina are in the ownership of the Office of Public Works (OPW) and are shared with a number of Departments. In this case, roof maintenance, as non-elective works to a State building, are funded directly by the OPW. Our offices in Trinity Point are leased on...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (18 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The Habitual Residency Condition (HRC) is one of the qualifying criteria for social assistance schemes in Ireland and it applies to everyone who makes a claim for such a payment, including Irish citizens. There is no minimum period of residence in the State required to satisfy HRC. Each person’s claim is considered on its own merits and within the terms of the relevant scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (18 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The person concerned made an on-line application for Enhanced Illness Benefit. Unfortunately she did not upload the required medical evidence to support her claim. The person concerned identified herself as being self-employed and accordingly there is a requirement that she provide proof that she is registered as such with Revenue along with documentation that shows she had been working in...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Policies (18 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: The recently published Indecon report highlighted that the ‘Cost of Disability’ is significantly wider than the income support system. Additional costs of disability identified run across a number of areas of expenditure including: housing, equipment, aids and appliances, medicines, care and assistance services, additional living expenses and the area of mobility, transport and...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Maternity Leave (18 May 2022)

Heather Humphreys: My colleague the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has policy and legislative responsibility for Maternity Leave. Any changes to the legislation would be a matter for that Minister. As Minister for Social Protection, I have responsibility for the associated Maternity Benefit which is paid at a weekly flat rate of €250 for 26 weeks to employed and...